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well, excise is a good word.
For removal of a limb: Amputation
For removal of mass or organ: Excision (Excision means that tissue is removed, using a scalpel, laser or another instrument)
To remove a tissue sample: Biopsy
The medical terminology combining form for surgical removal is -ectomy.
Excision is the medical term meaning surgical removal. -ectomy is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical removal.
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∙ 8y agoA surgical removal of a joint would be arthrectomy (arthr-means joint, -ectomy means surgical removal). Another term is articuloectomy (articul/o=joint, ectomy=removal).
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∙ 8y agoArthrotomy is surgical incision into a joint.
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∙ 10y agoChondrectomy is excision or surgical removal of cartilage.
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∙ 7y agoThe surgical repair or replacement of a joint is known as arthroplasty. Replacement of a joint may also be referred to as prosthetic arthroplasty or total joint replacement.
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∙ 9y agoArthroplasty is surgery to reconstruct a joint.
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∙ 8y agoArthroplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of a joint.
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∙ 7y agoReplacement arthroplasty is the term for joint replacement. The term for repair of the joint is arthroplasty.
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∙ 12y agoOstectomy is surgical removal of bone.
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∙ 12y agoTo excise is to surgically remove.
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